Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. The idea is to give everyone a look inside the book you’re reading.
Play along: Grab your current read; Open to a random page; Share two teaser sentences from that page; Share the title and author so other participants know what you’re reading.
I’m starting The Last Days of Henry VIII: Conspiracies, Treason, and Heresy at the Court of the Dying Tyrant by Robert Hutchinson.
“Henry VIII – ‘by the grace of God, King of England, France and Lord of Ireland, Defender of the Faith and the Church of England … on earth the Supreme Head’ – finally departed his long, troubled life, friendless and lonely, at around two o’clock in the morning on Friday 28 January 1547. The golden glory of his spry, gallant youth had years ago faded away and the radiant European prince of the Field of the Cloth of Gold in 1520 had decayed into a bloated, hideously obese, black-humoured old man, rarely seen in public during his last month.” (pg. 13 of 273)
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Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. The idea is to give everyone a look inside the book you’re reading.
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Now that sounds like a great historical. It was sad what became of Henry in the end.
Here is mine.
http://anotherlookbookreviews.blogspot.com/2011/08/tuesday-teaser-contentment-by-margaret.html
Very true. Thanks for stopping by today.
This is not my typical type of read – but I think I want to check this out! This King seems very interesting!
Trish – Here’s my T.T. Post
Thanks for stopping by.
Henry VIII is such a fascinating man, and that teaser sums up his life nicely. Should be a great read!
Here’s my teaser:
http://thewordjar.wordpress.com/2011/08/30/teaser-tuesday-august-30-oink-my-life-with-minipigs-by-matt-whyman/
That’s the hope!
I’ve never read about about Henry VIII. I’m sure this book is interesting!
My Teaser Tuesday
Great teaser! Thanks for sharing….
Here’s MY TT POST
What a, um, lovely description. . . but sounds like a good read. He was fascinating and twisted. . .
House Millar – TT
Aine
You know, I start to feel sorry for him and then I remember all of those who ended up headless because of him.
Yep, stops all sympathy in its tracks.